Table 1 Official sand-dust weather records during the sand and dust storms period (1 February–31 May) from 2013 to 2018 in China

From: Mortality risks from a spectrum of causes associated with sand and dust storms in China

Year

Sand-dust weather record ID (start and end time)

2013

201301 (24 February), 201302 (28 February–1 March), 201303 (5 March–6 March), 201304 (8 March–10 March), 201305 (11 March–12 March), 201306 (7 April), 201307 (17 April–18 April), 201308 (18 May)

2014

201401 (19 March), 201402 (26 March–27 March), 201403 (2 April–3 April), 201404 (23 April–24 April), 201405 (29 April–1 May), 201406 (8 May–9 May), 201407 (22 May–25 May)

2015

201501 (21 February–22 February), 201502 (2 March), 201503 (8 March), 201504 (14 March), 201505 (27 March–29 March), 201506 (31 March–1 April), 201507 (15 April), 201508 (27 April–29 April), 201509 (30 April), 201510 (5 May), 201511 (10 May), 201512 (17 May), 201513 (31 May)

2016

201601 (18 February–19 February), 201602 (27 February), 201603 (3 March–4 March), 201604 (17 March), 201605 (31 March–2 April), 201606 (6 April), 201607 (15 April), 201608 (21 April–22 April), 201609 (30 April–1 May), 201610 (5 May–6 May), 201611 (10 May–12 May)

2017

201702 (19 February–21 February), 201703 (12 March), 201704 (23 March), 201705 (17 April), 201706 (19 April), 201707 (3 May–7 May), 201708 (28 May–29 May)

2018

201801 (8 February–9 February), 201802 (14 March–17 March), 201803 (18 March–20 March), 201804 (26 March–29 March), 201805 (1 April–3 April), 201806 (4 April–6 April), 201807 (9 April–10 April), 201808 (13 April–14 April), 201809 (16 April–17 April), 201810 (21 May–23 May), 201811 (24 May–26 May)